ADVISORY/Salvation Army Tees up for Charity at 11Th Annual 'Hope Fore Kids Golf Classic;' Event Benefits Thousands of Local Youth.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Monday (June 16)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

The Salvation Army:

EVENT:        The Salvation Army is hosting the 11th Annual Hope Fore
              Kids Golf Classic. This day of fun, food and golf will
              send local youths to a week-long summer camp. Proceeds
              also benefit year-round Salvation Army youth programs
              and services in the Greater Philadelphia area.

              Golfers will compete for great prizes including the
              hole-in-one prize - a 2004 Mercedes Benz -- and enjoy a
              boxed lunch and complimentary refreshments.  All
              participants are invited to a silent auction, dinner and
              awards ceremony following the tournament.

              Last year, the Salvation Army touched the lives of
              thousands of young people throughout the Greater
              Philadelphia area.
              Through the Salvation Army's Corps Community centers,
              nearly 700,000 children participated in youth
              activities, including the Salvation Army's music
              education program.  More than 2,000 local children took
              part in the Salvation Army's summer overnight camp
              program, while nearly 16,000 children attended summer
              day camp.

DATE/TIME:    Monday, June 16, 2003
              11:00 a.m.

PLACE:        Philmont Country Club
              Tomlinson & Philmont Avenue
              Huntingdon Valley, PA

DETAILS:      Cost: $275 per player
              Includes: use of driving range, lots of prizes, lunch
              and dinner, challenging course, and great auction items.
              Sponsorships are available. For tickets or sponsorship
              information, contact: Patricia Green, Director of
              Corporate Relations & Special Events, The Salvation
              Army, telephone: [phone].

ON-SITE
INTERVIEWS:   Major Bill Townsend, Salvation Army of Eastern
              Pennsylvania and Delaware

ADDITIONAL
DETAILS:      Corporate sponsors for this year's event include:
              Citizens Bank; Preferred Real Estate Investments, Inc.;
              Aramark; The Mann Center for the Performing Arts;
              Mercedes-Benz of Devon; Hepburn Willcox Hamilton &
              Putnam; KPMG; Techtronics; Trigen; IDC; Tierney; US
              Airways; WFIL AM 560 and WZZD 950 AM; Intracorp; First
              Union; and Xerox.